On Friday, March 14, 2014 6:23:13 PM UTC-4, Liz R wrote:
>
> I'm not sure I'm convinced by the video. Why can't the brain think it's 
> "about something" ?
>

Because it doesn't need to. A coffee filter has an effect of coffee, but 
that doesn't mean that the filter intends to 'make coffee' or is about 
making coffee.

Craig

 

> (Also the Chinese Room has an amazingly small manual, if I was Chinese I 
> think I'd be a bit offended...)
>
>
B 

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